164 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
anda half, all deep black ; first pair with a common spheroidal 
patch in the middle, and with six oblique yellow-white streaks 
on the upper edge towards the hinder margin, Very uncom. 
mon.” Near London. 
Tue Promy Y.(P. populana, Sternens) “ appears in Septem. 
ber, on nettles. Wings four lines to six lines, all deeply black, 
with the upper edge posteriorly dotted with golden, deep-black, 
and very pure white; with a white Greek Lambda (A) in the 
middle of the inner edge. Far fromcommon.”’ Near London, 
THE TRIANGLE (P. trigonana, SterHENS). Near London, 
Tus LepiAn (P. Lediana,Steeuens). ‘‘ Wings four lines one. 
half to five lines one-half, very obtuse, purplish black, and indis. 
tinetly clouded with dusky. Not common.” Near London, 
Tus Companion (P. comitana, StseHENs). Near London, 
Tue GunpbIAN (P Gundiana,SterHens). ‘' Wings three. 
fourths of an inch, pitch-black, with streaks on the upper edge 
towards the hinder margin, and a common triple-striped patch 
in the middle, all silvery ; second pair deep black.” Mr. Haworth 
doubts that this is a mere sexual difference of P. compositella, 
from which it differs only in the colour of the second pair of 
wings. 
Tue TripLe Strive Broren-Back (P. compositella, Srs- 
PHENS) ‘appears the end of May (?) on oaks. Wings three lines 
and a half to four lines and a half, black, with three pretty dusky 
streaks on the upper edge towards the hinder margin, anda 
silvery triple-striped patch in the middle; second pair snowy- 
white, posteriorly black. Notcommon.” Near London. 
THE SINGLE-sTRIPE BLorcu-BAcK (P. dorsana, STEPHENS), 
** Wings one-third of aninch ; firstpair pitch-black, with Oblique 
black and silvery streaks on the upper edge towards the hinder 
margin; a silvery spot on the margin itself; in the middle of 
the inner edge a somewhat oblique square oblong silvery patch 
in which is a prettyish black stripe ; second pair white, posteri- 
orly dusky. Very uncommon.” Near London, 
Tue DouBLE ORANGE Spor, (P.aurana,Stepnens) “frequents 
flowers. Wings five lines anda half, all black; first pair witha 
common obtuse crescent in the middle, and a large round patch 
in the middle of the hinder margin, golden orange. Uncom- 
mon.” Near London. 
Tae DARK Sitver Srrirve (P. nitidana, Srerpuens) “ appears 
the beginning of May, on hedges. Wings one-third of an inch, 
all black ; first pair with a central silvery-ashy bandlet, in which 
is a very slender dusky stripe, and with very short black and 
silvery lines on the upper edge towards the hinder margin; 
second pair deep black. Not common.” Near London. 
STEGANOPTYCHA (SrErHeEns). 
THE SQUARE-BARRED SINGLE Dor (S, tetraquetrana, Stk- 
